divergent Crossword Puzzles

English Club Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-07

English Club Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority
  2. containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  3. characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness
  4. to describe a person as noisy, energetic, and cheerful
  5. a feeling of great happiness and triumph
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  1. a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
  2. something said or done without having been planned in advance
  3. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
  4. someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  5. easily persuaded to believe something credulous
  6. rich and superior in quality
  7. tending to be different or develop in different directions

12 Clues: rich and superior in qualitya feeling of great happiness and triumphcontaining or based on incorrect reasoningeasily persuaded to believe something credulousshowing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risksto describe a person as noisy, energetic, and cheerfulhaving or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority...

Culminating Task Revision G1 2025-04-16

Culminating Task Revision G1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Light always travels in a _____ line
  2. Non-luminous objects ____ light falling on them
  3. Pinhole camera is a simple device consisting of a _____ box
  4. Luminous intensity is measure of brightness from a light source
  5. ______ objects emit their own light
  6. Pinhole camera display a ______ image
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  1. Light rays emerging from a point and spreading in all directions are call _____ beam
  2. The process of emission of light in living organisms
  3. _____ reflects the Sunlight falling on it
  4. The enzyme causing chemical reaction in bioluminescent organisms
  5. Latin word for light
  6. single and a very narrow path of light is called light____

12 Clues: Latin word for light______ objects emit their own lightLight always travels in a _____ linePinhole camera display a ______ image_____ reflects the Sunlight falling on itNon-luminous objects ____ light falling on themThe process of emission of light in living organismssingle and a very narrow path of light is called light____...

Vocabulary 2 2025-09-23

Vocabulary 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The opposite for planned o calculated
  2. A synonym for joint, shared, collective
  3. A person you work with, often in the same profession or organization.
  4. Moving or developing in different directions; not agreeing or consistent.
  5. A problem or game that tests thinking or skill; something difficult to understand.
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  1. The opposite of uncreative
  2. The opposite of imprecisely
  3. Synonym of decrease, reduce, contract
  4. Product of mass and velocity
  5. A person who works to protect the natural environment.
  6. Related to speaking or writing effectively; often describes a question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  7. A synonym of inadecuate

12 Clues: A synonym of inadecuateThe opposite of uncreativeThe opposite of impreciselyProduct of mass and velocitySynonym of decrease, reduce, contractThe opposite for planned o calculatedA synonym for joint, shared, collectiveA person who works to protect the natural environment.A person you work with, often in the same profession or organization....

plate tectonics 8.136 2016-10-20

plate tectonics 8.136 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate goes under another. begins with "sub"
  2. when all the continents were together, it was called this
  3. what continental crust is made of. think countertops
  4. when you touch something and it is hot, direct contact
  5. when tectonic plates slide past each other. San Andreas Fault
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  1. the thickest layer of the earth
  2. when continents collide they form these tall structures
  3. when tectonic plates come together
  4. what oceanic crust is made of. think "salt"
  5. layer of earth that is solid and made of iron and nickel
  6. when tectonic plates pull apart.
  7. heat transfer through liquid or gas.

12 Clues: the thickest layer of the earthwhen tectonic plates pull apart.when tectonic plates come togetherheat transfer through liquid or gas.what oceanic crust is made of. think "salt"when one plate goes under another. begins with "sub"what continental crust is made of. think countertopswhen you touch something and it is hot, direct contact...

Plate tectonics 2020-10-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formation of new oceanic crust
  2. When the plates are spreading away from eachother
  3. when the lava flow switches in polarity
  4. Deep valley created by divergent boundaires
  5. When tectonic plates slide past eachother
  6. when another plate goes beneath another
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  1. The theory that the earth is made up of plates
  2. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  3. The movement of continents over geological time
  4. When all the other coninents were once connected
  5. When magma rises up creating underwater islands and volcanos that rise to the surface over geological time
  6. deep underwater oceanic valley

12 Clues: Formation of new oceanic crustdeep underwater oceanic valleywhen the lava flow switches in polaritywhen another plate goes beneath anotherWhen tectonic plates slide past eachotherDeep valley created by divergent boundairesThe theory that the earth is made up of platesThe movement of continents over geological time...

Unit 3 Vocab 2020-11-20

Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. one plate sinking under another
  2. two plates moving away from each other
  3. the proposed super-continent that existed millions of years ago
  4. the top rocky layer of the earth
  5. landform at the bottom of the ocean where new seafloor is being created
  6. created by subducting crust melting and rising through the lithosphere
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  1. the theory that the continents are moving
  2. two plates sliding by each other
  3. caused by two plates sliding past each other violently
  4. the scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift
  5. the force causing the plates to move
  6. two plates colliding

12 Clues: two plates collidingone plate sinking under anothertwo plates sliding by each otherthe top rocky layer of the earththe force causing the plates to movetwo plates moving away from each otherthe theory that the continents are movingcaused by two plates sliding past each other violentlythe proposed super-continent that existed millions of years ago...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
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  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with lifethe floor of a sea or oceanopenings, or vents where lava,is a fault along a plate boundaryrocks that make up the Earth's crustfractures between two blocks of rock.real or imaginary line that separates two thingsPlate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theoryA tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with lifethe floor of a sea or oceanopenings, or vents where lava,is a fault along a plate boundaryrocks that make up the Earth's crustfractures between two blocks of rock.real or imaginary line that separates two thingsPlate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theoryA tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with lifethe floor of a sea or oceanopenings, or vents where lava,is a fault along a plate boundaryrocks that make up the Earth's crustfractures between two blocks of rock.real or imaginary line that separates two thingsPlate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theoryA tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each...

Insurgent Crossword Puzzle 2025-01-24

Insurgent Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Term for someone who fits into multiple factions
  2. Jeanine's ultimate goal through the use of simulations
  3. faction known for their bravery, courage and protecting the city
  4. a tool that's used for manipulating or testing people, mainly their minds
  5. main antagonist who leads the erudite faction
  6. nickname of the main protagonist
  7. faction that values people's peace and kindness
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  1. people who don't belong to any faction
  2. faction known for their knowledge and advanced technology
  3. faction that is known for their selflessness
  4. faction that values people's honesty above all else
  5. a group of people dedicated to preserving and restoring the faction system

12 Clues: nickname of the main protagonistpeople who don't belong to any factionfaction that is known for their selflessnessmain antagonist who leads the erudite factionfaction that values people's peace and kindnessTerm for someone who fits into multiple factionsfaction that values people's honesty above all else...

LEXICOLOGY - WEEK 6 2021-06-06

LEXICOLOGY - WEEK 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
  2. exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.
  3. be all round (someone or something).
  4. make (something) more complicated.
  5. not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
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  1. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  2. stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
  3. a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck.
  4. inflict severe pain or suffering on.
  5. twist or bend out of the normal shape.
  6. dancing; leaping; jumping.
  7. a person who helps another commit a crime.

12 Clues: dancing; leaping; jumping.make (something) more complicated.inflict severe pain or suffering on.be all round (someone or something).twist or bend out of the normal shape.a person who helps another commit a crime.not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.tending to be different or develop in different directions....

Earthquakes 2022-09-08

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone where an oceanic crust sinks beneath a continental crust
  2. directly above the focus where a earthquake hits on the surface
  3. zone where two continental plates push together and crumple upwards
  4. rupturing of tectonic plates causing violent shaking of the ground
  5. crust that is dense and heavy
  6. layer of the earth where convection currents occur
  7. boundary where two plate are sliding past one another
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  1. area where the earthquake occurs beneath the earth's surface
  2. spreading zone where plates spread apart
  3. boundary where crust is destroyed
  4. boundary where new crust is formed
  5. crust that is lighter and thicker

12 Clues: crust that is dense and heavyboundary where crust is destroyedcrust that is lighter and thickerboundary where new crust is formedspreading zone where plates spread apartlayer of the earth where convection currents occurboundary where two plate are sliding past one anotherarea where the earthquake occurs beneath the earth's surface...

BUZZING WITH WORDS 2025-09-23

BUZZING WITH WORDS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. After lunch, I went back to the office with my colleague to finish our report.
  2. The project was a collaborative effort between all the team members.
  3. The spill was completely __________—she didn’t mean to knock over the glass!
  4. synonym of "reduced"
  5. synonym of "creative"
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  1. The team gained momentum after winning the first two matches.
  2. synonym of "unfinished"
  3. This riddle is such a difficult __________ to solve!
  4. A rhetorical question is asked only for effect, not for an actual answer.
  5. An __________ is a person who protects the natural world.
  6. synonym of "different"
  7. She measured the distance accurately to avoid mistakes.

12 Clues: synonym of "reduced"synonym of "creative"synonym of "different"synonym of "unfinished"This riddle is such a difficult __________ to solve!She measured the distance accurately to avoid mistakes.An __________ is a person who protects the natural world.The team gained momentum after winning the first two matches....

Plate motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that happens over and over again
  2. a natural spring that sends hot water into the sky
  3. evidence of past life
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. Earth's outer most layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil
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  1. hot liquid rock on Earth's surface
  2. a sudden shacking of Earth's surface
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. moving towards the same plate
  6. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock

11 Clues: evidence of past lifemoving towards the same platehot liquid rock on Earth's surfaceto examine in detail for a purposea sudden shacking of Earth's surfacemoving apart in different directionssomething that happens over and over againa natural spring that sends hot water into the skyone of the very large sections of hard, solid rock...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a linear depression produced by faulting; a small narrow valley within a major fault line
  2. When two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. causes tectonic plates to move
  4. A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  5. molten rock
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  1. occurs at divergent boundaries
  2. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  3. long, narrow ditch
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. When two tectonic plates come together and over lap
  6. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

11 Clues: molten rocklong, narrow ditchoccurs at divergent boundariescauses tectonic plates to movelarge slabs of rock that divide Earth's crustWhen two tectonic plates come together and over lapWhen two plates slide past each other in opposite directionsA convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other...

Zoe V 2022-04-29

Zoe V crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates move away from each other
  2. When something changes
  3. The plates separating each part of earth on its crust
  4. When each continent is drifting apart
  5. A rock that can be formed by cooling and hardening
  6. Different parts the plates underneath the earths surface
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  1. The sideways and downwards movements of the
  2. A type of rock that can be formed by heat and pressure
  3. When something is slowly drifting towards another
  4. Small rocks and minerals that can make up a rock
  5. Formed sediments that can make a rock

11 Clues: When something changesFormed sediments that can make a rockWhen each continent is drifting apartWhen two plates move away from each otherThe sideways and downwards movements of theSmall rocks and minerals that can make up a rockWhen something is slowly drifting towards anotherA rock that can be formed by cooling and hardening...

Evolution #2 2023-09-04

Evolution #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the formation of a new species
  2. changes in a gene pool by chance events
  3. the range of phenotypes within a species
  4. the highest level of classification of living things
  5. a theory about the origin of the diversity of living things
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  1. where many species form from divergent evolution
  2. one of four selection pressures
  3. living things that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
  4. the loss or disappearance of a species from Earth
  5. a change in the genetic code leading to genetic variation
  6. changes in a gene pool by emigration and immigration

11 Clues: the formation of a new speciesone of four selection pressureschanges in a gene pool by chance eventsthe range of phenotypes within a specieswhere many species form from divergent evolutionthe loss or disappearance of a species from Earthchanges in a gene pool by emigration and immigrationthe highest level of classification of living things...

Ms. GARVEY Extra Credit max b 2025-05-28

Ms. GARVEY Extra Credit max b crossword puzzle
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  1. An opening in the Earth's crust where lava erupts
  2. The layer of Earth between the crust and core
  3. The rigid outer layer of the Earth
  4. A boundary where two plates slide past each other
  5. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by plate movement
  6. A boundary where two plates move apart
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  1. The process of one plate sinking beneath another
  2. A boundary where two plates collide
  3. The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere
  4. A large section of the Earth's crust
  5. A deep crack in the Earth's surface

11 Clues: The rigid outer layer of the EarthA boundary where two plates collideA deep crack in the Earth's surfaceA large section of the Earth's crustA boundary where two plates move apartThe semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphereThe layer of Earth between the crust and coreThe process of one plate sinking beneath another...

Science 2019-02-01

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries/ movement of separation 2 units
  2. Reversal/ When earth magnetic field switches direction
  3. The downward movement of the plate...moving deeper.
  4. A time when all the continents were one piece.
  5. core/ lies just beneath the earth's surface
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  1. Boundaries/ when 2 plates push against each other
  2. valley/ formed when plates start to go down laterally.
  3. degree of consistency measured by mass per unit volume
  4. One of the layers of the earth the top one.
  5. core/ solid material found in the innermost part of our planet.
  6. spot/ when magma rises between 2 separated plates

11 Clues: boundaries/ movement of separation 2 unitsOne of the layers of the earth the top one.core/ lies just beneath the earth's surfaceA time when all the continents were one piece.Boundaries/ when 2 plates push against each otherspot/ when magma rises between 2 separated platesThe downward movement of the plate...moving deeper....

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a linear depression produced by faulting; a small narrow valley within a major fault line
  2. When two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. causes tectonic plates to move
  4. A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  5. molten rock
Down
  1. occurs at divergent boundaries
  2. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  3. long, narrow ditch
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. When two tectonic plates come together and over lap
  6. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

11 Clues: molten rocklong, narrow ditchoccurs at divergent boundariescauses tectonic plates to movelarge slabs of rock that divide Earth's crustWhen two tectonic plates come together and over lapWhen two plates slide past each other in opposite directionsA convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-05-04

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. usually formed when an oceanic plate slips underneath a continental plate
  2. The theory of plates forming the Earth's crust that form its various landmasses (2 word phrase)
  3. The molten layer of rock in Earth
  4. deep valley formed by tectonic plate movement
  5. ancient supercontinent
  6. The surface layer of rock in earth
  7. tectonic boundary that forms mountains
  8. Break or crack in the Earth's crust
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  1. The theory in which continents move around on the Earth's surface (2 word phrase)
  2. tectonic boundary that makes earthquakes
  3. tectonic boundary that forms valleys

11 Clues: ancient supercontinentThe molten layer of rock in EarthThe surface layer of rock in earthBreak or crack in the Earth's crusttectonic boundary that forms valleystectonic boundary that forms mountainstectonic boundary that makes earthquakesdeep valley formed by tectonic plate movement...

Evolution 2021-05-18

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when different organism evolve individually
  2. two populations have different reproductive cycles
  3. the making of a new species in evolution
  4. where species cannot mate because of a physical barrier
  5. the process of DNA structure changing
  6. how well a species survives
  7. genetic material moved from one population to the other
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  1. when organism better suited for the environment survive and produce more offspring
  2. evolution organisms that are the same have slightly different traits
  3. where 2 go through a evolutionary change

10 Clues: how well a species survivesthe process of DNA structure changingthe making of a new species in evolutionwhere 2 go through a evolutionary changewhen different organism evolve individuallytwo populations have different reproductive cycleswhere species cannot mate because of a physical barriergenetic material moved from one population to the other...

earthquakes 2022-11-30

earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. can be convergent, divergent, transform or inactive
  2. US state where San Andreas faultline is located
  3. South American country where the biggest earthquake happened
  4. central point of the earthquake on the surface
  5. it caused by earthquakes under the sea
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  1. scale that shows the consequences of the earthquakes
  2. an instrument used to record the motion of the ground
  3. Caribbien island nation suffered by devastating earthquake in 2010
  4. name of the scale of shockwaves
  5. this european coastline can be dangerous by earthquakes

10 Clues: name of the scale of shockwavesit caused by earthquakes under the seacentral point of the earthquake on the surfaceUS state where San Andreas faultline is locatedcan be convergent, divergent, transform or inactivescale that shows the consequences of the earthquakesan instrument used to record the motion of the ground...

Tectonic plates 2020-12-17

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that is housed in the Mantle
  2. Tectonic plates moving toward each other
  3. The tectonic plates of the world
  4. A valley
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  1. when a mountain/hill erupts with stuff from the mantle
  2. When one plate is less dense, it will go underneath the other plate
  3. a sudden shake in the ground caused by movements of the earth's crust
  4. Scientific theory of why the continents have moved
  5. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
  6. Two tectonic plates sliding past each other

10 Clues: A valleyThe tectonic plates of the worldMolten rock that is housed in the MantleTectonic plates moving toward each otherTectonic plates moving away from each otherTwo tectonic plates sliding past each otherScientific theory of why the continents have movedwhen a mountain/hill erupts with stuff from the mantle...

Plate Motion Test 2021-10-26

Plate Motion Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of current where heat rises cool sinks
  2. Two plates sliding past each other
  3. The result of two plates transform together
  4. The layer of the Earth that is in the center
  5. The layer of the Earth that we live on
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  1. Oceanic plate moves under the continental plate
  2. Two plates moving away from each other
  3. The result of two continental plates smashing together
  4. It is the result of one plate moving under another
  5. The layer of the Earth that is hot melted rock

10 Clues: Two plates sliding past each otherTwo plates moving away from each otherThe layer of the Earth that we live onThe result of two plates transform togetherThe layer of the Earth that is in the centera type of current where heat rises cool sinksThe layer of the Earth that is hot melted rockOceanic plate moves under the continental plate...

Parts of the Earth 2023-02-02

Parts of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rigid combination of crust and upper mantle
  2. the plate boundary where plates spread apart
  3. a break in Earth's crust where tectonic plates interact
  4. Earth's lithosphere is broken into these separate sections
  5. continental crust is made up of this rock
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  1. the transfer of energy through space
  2. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust
  3. proposed the first theory of continental drift
  4. the plate boundary where plates slip past each other
  5. the plate boundary where plates come together

10 Clues: the transfer of energy through spacecontinental crust is made up of this rockthe plate boundary where plates spread apartthe plate boundary where plates come togetherproposed the first theory of continental driftthe rigid combination of crust and upper mantlethe plate boundary where plates slip past each other...

VOCABULARY WEEK 24 2023-01-30

VOCABULARY WEEK 24 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state of being held in low esteem
  2. understanding and entering into another's feelings
  3. a message that departs from the main subject
  4. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  5. quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
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  1. causing weakness or debilitation
  2. tending to move apart in different directions
  3. short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  4. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  5. anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

10 Clues: causing weakness or debilitationthe state of being held in low esteemshort-lived; tending to vanish or disappeara message that departs from the main subjecttending to move apart in different directionsstrive to equal or match, especially by imitatingunderstanding and entering into another's feelings...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain that spews lava
  2. A boundary where the plates are moving apart
  3. Currents in the mantle that move the tectonic plates
  4. When a plate goes under another
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  1. Plates that are the crust
  2. What happens when two plates rub against one another
  3. A boundary where the plates are moving towards each other
  4. A tectonic plate that is under a continent
  5. A boundary where the plates are moving alongside each other
  6. A tectonic plate that is under the ocean

10 Clues: Plates that are the crustA mountain that spews lavaWhen a plate goes under anotherA tectonic plate that is under the oceanA tectonic plate that is under a continentA boundary where the plates are moving apartWhat happens when two plates rub against one anotherCurrents in the mantle that move the tectonic plates...

Common Ancestry and Evolution Crossword 2023-05-03

Common Ancestry and Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of genes from one generation/population to another
  2. The quick but inconsistent way to create a new species
  3. Structures of species that are the same or very similar
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  1. diversity between different species with different niches
  2. a structure that is there but not needed
  3. looking at how species evolved from the embryo
  4. Allele frequency randomly changes
  5. The steady process and slow tempo of evolution growth
  6. evolution the way organisms diverge from a common ancestor)
  7. Traits that given an organisms population based upon adaptation and environment

10 Clues: Allele frequency randomly changesa structure that is there but not neededlooking at how species evolved from the embryoThe steady process and slow tempo of evolution growthThe quick but inconsistent way to create a new speciesStructures of species that are the same or very similardiversity between different species with different niches...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hole on earth where hot lava spews out
  2. a geological event where a part of the earth's surface is shaking
  3. where two plates collide or overlap
  4. where two plates slide past each other
  5. molten rock
  6. the 1st and thinnest layer of the earth
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  1. where two plates move away from each other in opposite directions
  2. where one plate with a different density goes under another plate
  3. pieces of earth's crust floating on top of the mantle
  4. a geological feature created from divergent boundaries

10 Clues: molten rockwhere two plates collide or overlapwhere two plates slide past each otherthe 1st and thinnest layer of the eartha hole on earth where hot lava spews outpieces of earth's crust floating on top of the mantlea geological feature created from divergent boundarieswhere two plates move away from each other in opposite directions...

Volcano 2014-01-08

Volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what kind of rock the ocean floor is made of
  2. Occurs when pressure is released, and solid hot rock will turn into magma
  3. Motion provides mechanism for volcanic activity
  4. This occurs in subduction zones
  5. .1% increase in content lowers melting point at 122 degrees F
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  1. visible reminders of invisible
  2. plate boundaries that move towards each other
  3. plate boundaries that move apart from each other
  4. a long belt of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean
  5. Earths natural temperature increases with depth

10 Clues: visible reminders of invisibleThis occurs in subduction zoneswhat kind of rock the ocean floor is made ofplate boundaries that move towards each otherEarths natural temperature increases with depthMotion provides mechanism for volcanic activityplate boundaries that move apart from each othera long belt of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean...

Plate Tectonics! 2018-04-06

Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the earths crust that moves
  2. Hess credited with the theory of Plate Tectonics
  3. Boundary when two plates pull apart
  4. Boundary when two plates come together
  5. of Continental Drift Theory that continents move due to a force
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  1. Wegener credited with the theory of Continental Drift
  2. large supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  3. large pieces of earths crust that move due to convection currents
  4. Boundary when two plates grind past each other
  5. depression formed at a subduction zone

10 Clues: Boundary when two plates pull aparta break in the earths crust that movesdepression formed at a subduction zoneBoundary when two plates come togetherBoundary when two plates grind past each otherHess credited with the theory of Plate TectonicsWegener credited with the theory of Continental Drift...

Unit 4 Extra Credit 2022-03-28

Unit 4 Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of rock fossils are usually found in
  2. Type of evolution where species evolve along side each other
  3. ______ roseae
  4. Type of evolution where species drift apart
  5. The imprint or actual organism left intact in rock
  6. Type of evolution where species move together
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  1. Last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of evolution
  2. The change in species and populations overtime
  3. the process of becoming a fossil
  4. When over 95% of all living species are wiped out over a relatively short time span

10 Clues: ______ roseaethe process of becoming a fossilType of rock fossils are usually found inType of evolution where species drift apartType of evolution where species move togetherThe change in species and populations overtimeThe imprint or actual organism left intact in rockType of evolution where species evolve along side each other...

Dystopia-Utopia 2022-03-23

Dystopia-Utopia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biased news used to promote political views.
  2. a dystopian battle royal movie.
  3. a government that has total control over peoples lives.
  4. a utopian garden
  5. the opposite of dystopia.
  6. one leader that controls the whole country.
Down
  1. a series of popular dystopian novels.
  2. often used to describe a event like a nuclear war or fallout.
  3. a popular dystopian novel series made by J. K. Rowling.
  4. a movie set thought to be utopian at fist but is revealed to be dystopian.

10 Clues: a utopian gardenthe opposite of dystopia.a dystopian battle royal movie.a series of popular dystopian novels.one leader that controls the whole country.biased news used to promote political views.a popular dystopian novel series made by J. K. Rowling.a government that has total control over peoples lives....

Janice Soto 2022-05-13

Janice Soto crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rock which is deposited by water or air
  2. plates drifting apart from each other
  3. when it is pushed upward
  4. When they go past each other
Down
  1. rocks which has settled on a bottom of a liquid or river
  2. when it breaks into smaller plates
  3. movement of a plate where it goes into the earths mantle
  4. a rock which has been solidified from lava or magma
  5. going the opposite way
  6. a rock which it has gone under heat or pressure

10 Clues: going the opposite waywhen it is pushed upwardWhen they go past each otherwhen it breaks into smaller platesplates drifting apart from each othera rock which is deposited by water or aira rock which it has gone under heat or pressurea rock which has been solidified from lava or magmarocks which has settled on a bottom of a liquid or river...

Elizabeth's crossword puzzle 2023-10-20

Elizabeth's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ is the condition of being human
  2. _______ is information gathered during an investigation
  3. A ________ is a guess based on inference
  4. __________ is when you gather information about a topic through reading
  5. _________ is the breaking down of the earth's surface
  6. A _________ is something done with your five senses
Down
  1. A ________ is a situation that is difficult and unpleasant
  2. _________ is a single celled organism also can be an virus
  3. __________ is how close to a target you are
  4. A Splitting or Separating is an example of an __________ plate boundary

10 Clues: A ________ is a guess based on inference__________ is the condition of being human__________ is how close to a target you areA _________ is something done with your five senses_________ is the breaking down of the earth's surface_______ is information gathered during an investigationA ________ is a situation that is difficult and unpleasant...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of boundary where two plates go away
  2. Colliding or coming together
  3. Where the more dense of two converging plates goes under the less dense plate
  4. Type of boundary where two plates collide
Down
  1. the sudden release of strain energy in the earths crust
  2. A crustal feature formed by two converging plates
  3. a chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean
  4. Boundary where two plates meet
  5. Large piece of earth's crust
  6. Crustal feature formed by two converging tectonic plates

10 Clues: Colliding or coming togetherLarge piece of earth's crustBoundary where two plates meetType of boundary where two plates go awayType of boundary where two plates collideA crustal feature formed by two converging platesa chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Oceanthe sudden release of strain energy in the earths crust...

Clue #1 2024-01-19

Clue #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When related species develop different traits
  2. A change in a species over time
  3. Favors helpful traits and over time changes the gene pool
  4. The variety of life forms or different forms of life
  5. The ability of an organism to pass on genetic information
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  1. An inherited trait the helps an organism survive
  2. Set of genes in a population
  3. When multiple species develop similar traits
  4. These add/increase genetic variations
  5. An example of a marine mammal adaptation that provides insulation

10 Clues: Set of genes in a populationA change in a species over timeThese add/increase genetic variationsWhen multiple species develop similar traitsWhen related species develop different traitsAn inherited trait the helps an organism surviveThe variety of life forms or different forms of lifeFavors helpful traits and over time changes the gene pool...

Earth and Space 2024-12-18

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Where two plates pull away from one another
  2. Which planet is composed of the MOST amount of gas
  3. _______ crust is found under the ocean
  4. Having the conditions necessary to support life
  5. As distance increases, gravitational force ________
  6. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Down
  1. What was the name of the supercontinent?
  2. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their forces
  3. As mass increases, gravitational force ________
  4. Where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

10 Clues: _______ crust is found under the oceanWhat was the name of the supercontinent?Where two plates pull away from one anotherAs mass increases, gravitational force ________Having the conditions necessary to support lifeWhat is the smallest planet in our solar system?Which planet is composed of the MOST amount of gas...

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle 2024-04-12

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which plates move
  2. A boundary where one plate dives under another
  3. The giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crust
  4. The shaking of the ground caused by movement along plate boundaries
Down
  1. A boundary where one plate slides past another
  2. A boundary where plates move apart
  3. When plates push together, mountains can form here
  4. Molten rock that erupts from volcanoes, often found near plate boundaries
  5. Massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake
  6. Deep valley that forms where plates move apart

10 Clues: The process by which plates moveA boundary where plates move apartA boundary where one plate slides past anotherA boundary where one plate dives under anotherDeep valley that forms where plates move apartMassive wave caused by an underwater earthquakeThe giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crustWhen plates push together, mountains can form here...

E+E HONORS! 2024-09-26

E+E HONORS! crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
  2. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonic
  3. heat-driven cycles in the mantle
  4. openings, or vents where lava, tephra, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  5. plates slide sideways past each other
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  1. When two plates come together
  2. plates that move away from each other.
  3. forms at a geographical crack or separation
  4. hot liquid located under Earth's surface
  5. a deep and narrow hole, or ditch

10 Clues: When two plates come togetherheat-driven cycles in the mantlea deep and narrow hole, or ditchplates slide sideways past each otherplates that move away from each other.hot liquid located under Earth's surfaceforms at a geographical crack or separationEarth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantleseafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonic...

Tectonic Vocabulary 2025-01-20

Tectonic Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under water mountain
  2. the release of energy from two plates sliding past each other
  3. large section of the earth's crust
  4. an area of built-up cooled magma that holds other magma
  5. motion from the heating and cooling of a liquid
  6. an area where two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. an area where two plates move away from each other
  2. the release of pressure from a volcano
  3. where one plate slides under another plate
  4. an area where two plates collide into each other

10 Clues: under water mountainlarge section of the earth's crustthe release of pressure from a volcanowhere one plate slides under another platean area where two plates slide past each othermotion from the heating and cooling of a liquidan area where two plates collide into each otheran area where two plates move away from each other...

Layers and plates vocab review 2024-10-08

Layers and plates vocab review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. very center of the Earth
  2. the Earths crust that makes up continents
  3. located below the crust and above the core
  4. boundary formed when plates pull away from one another
  5. boundary formed when plates slide past one another
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  1. theory that stets the lithosphere on earth is divided into plates that move
  2. Earths crust under the oceans
  3. boundary formed from plates colliding
  4. part of the earth we live on
  5. the supercontinent that existed when all the continents were joined together

10 Clues: very center of the Earthpart of the earth we live onEarths crust under the oceansboundary formed from plates collidingthe Earths crust that makes up continentslocated below the crust and above the coreboundary formed when plates slide past one anotherboundary formed when plates pull away from one another...

Plate Boundaries 2024-10-10

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where magma shoots out of Earth's surface
  2. Where 2 plates of a plate boundary divide
  3. A plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another
  4. When 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks below
  5. A natural feature of Earth's surface, such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
  6. When 2 tectonic plate shake against one another and cause the ground to shake
Down
  1. When 2 plates collide in a plate boundary
  2. Where 2 plates meet
  3. A crack or split in the Earth's plates
  4. Hot liquid below Earth's crust

10 Clues: Where 2 plates meetHot liquid below Earth's crustA crack or split in the Earth's platesWhen 2 plates collide in a plate boundaryWhere magma shoots out of Earth's surfaceWhere 2 plates of a plate boundary divideWhen 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks belowA plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another...

Greta Media Crossword 2024-09-16

Greta Media Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sequal came out and we need to play it!
  2. the most cringe book to movie adaptation know to man
  3. He is NOT a MORON
  4. deviant hunter
Down
  1. the secret is here (Nathan quote)
  2. flash game where we always misread this word as "Chocos"
  3. I should have been this (Grammy Nellie)
  4. Call of Duty Zombies map the 4 of us used to play
  5. you watched it without me even though you didnt watch the other ones in the series
  6. most messed up series on the planet

10 Clues: deviant hunterHe is NOT a MORONthe secret is here (Nathan quote)most messed up series on the planetI should have been this (Grammy Nellie)sequal came out and we need to play it!Call of Duty Zombies map the 4 of us used to playthe most cringe book to movie adaptation know to manflash game where we always misread this word as "Chocos"...

Crossword boundarys 2025-11-14

Crossword boundarys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high places caused by a Convergent boundary
  2. where one plate goes under the other
  3. the plastic-like layer of the earth
  4. the layer of earth that is the tectonic plates
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  1. convergent ________, divergent ________, and transform ________
  2. A boundary where 2 plates come together
  3. its made of iron and nickel and its a liquid (add a - for a space)
  4. a famous earthquake Boundary in San Andreas
  5. deepest part of the ocean
  6. there is 7 of these land masses in the world right now

10 Clues: deepest part of the oceanthe plastic-like layer of the earthwhere one plate goes under the otherA boundary where 2 plates come togetherhigh places caused by a Convergent boundarya famous earthquake Boundary in San Andreasthe layer of earth that is the tectonic platesthere is 7 of these land masses in the world right now...

General Knowledge (u is smart) 2025-11-09

General Knowledge (u is smart) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of years ago that Apple axed the IPod
  2. YA sci-fci series where society is split.
  3. Name for the plastic cap at the end of a shoelace
  4. Singer who released the 2021 album 'Sour'
  5. British children's programme known for claymation by Aardman
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  1. Name of the sister in famous dystopian fiction trilogy
  2. The pygmy hippo that captured hearts
  3. Often used for vlogging. Camera stabilized on head or chest
  4. First number to contain an 'a' when written down
  5. K-pop group who 'blew up' in 2020

10 Clues: K-pop group who 'blew up' in 2020The pygmy hippo that captured heartsYA sci-fci series where society is split.Singer who released the 2021 album 'Sour'Number of years ago that Apple axed the IPodFirst number to contain an 'a' when written downName for the plastic cap at the end of a shoelaceName of the sister in famous dystopian fiction trilogy...

Inside The Earth 2025-11-04

Inside The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German scientist who came up with a hypothesis called "continental drift"
  2. A rise of land to a higher elevation.
  3. one plate going under another plate.
  4. type of boundary that occurs when two plates separate.
  5. super-continent that existed millions of years ago.
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  1. A rigid, rocky layer of the earth made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
  2. a crack in the Earth's crust.
  3. The sinking of land to lower elevations.
  4. The bending of rock layers due to stress.
  5. boundary where two plates come together.

10 Clues: a crack in the Earth's crust.one plate going under another plate.A rise of land to a higher elevation.The sinking of land to lower elevations.boundary where two plates come together.The bending of rock layers due to stress.super-continent that existed millions of years ago.type of boundary that occurs when two plates separate....

Unit 4B vocabulary brendan hill 2017-01-06

Unit 4B vocabulary brendan hill crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a lithospheric plate slides under another one
  2. lines. The lines that connect the points on a map
  3. map. A map that shows the elevation
  4. crust. Rocky material it makes the earths crust
  5. boundary. When lithospheric plates move away from each other
  6. Above sea lever
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  1. crust. The part of earths crust under the ocean
  2. The outer layer of earths crust which is rocky
  3. boundary. The boundary between two lithospheric plates
  4. mountains. Mountains made by bending rocks
  5. ocean ridges. A under sea mountain range made under plates moving away from each other
  6. boundarys. Made between two sections of earth colliding
  7. back mountains. Mountains formed along rock faults

13 Clues: Above sea levermap. A map that shows the elevationmountains. Mountains made by bending rocksThe outer layer of earths crust which is rockycrust. The part of earths crust under the oceancrust. Rocky material it makes the earths crustlines. The lines that connect the points on a mapWhen a lithospheric plate slides under another one...

Unit 5 Quiz Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-01

Unit 5 Quiz Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - Water being HELD by soil.
  2. - A plate boundary where 2 plates slip past each other.
  3. - Rocks created from the deposition of sediments in layers over time.
  4. - Water going IN to soil.
  5. - A plate boundary where 2 plates are moving apart.
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  1. - Rocks created from existing rocks subjected to very high heat & pressure.
  2. - These cycles occur in the mantle, moving rock in currents and driving plate tectonics.
  3. - Rocks created from the cooling and solidification of magma and lava.
  4. - Water moving OUT of soil.
  5. - A plate boundary where 2 plates are moving towards each other.
  6. - Sinking movement of Earth's crust back into the mantle.
  7. - Living
  8. - Nonliving

13 Clues: - Living- Nonliving- Water going IN to soil.- Water moving OUT of soil.- Water being HELD by soil.- A plate boundary where 2 plates are moving apart.- A plate boundary where 2 plates slip past each other.- Sinking movement of Earth's crust back into the mantle.- A plate boundary where 2 plates are moving towards each other....

Vocabulary Week 2 2024-10-23

Vocabulary Week 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker.
  2. an assembly of persons : gathering.
  3. to make briefer.
  4. deserving imitation because of excellence.
  5. tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.
  6. possessing or given to intuition or insight.
  7. an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument.
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  1. to give substance or form to : embody.
  2. having a circular or winding course.
  3. the condition of being successful or thriving.
  4. moving or extending in different directions from a common point : diverging from each other.
  5. passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory.
  6. of unknown authorship or origin.

13 Clues: to make briefer.of unknown authorship or origin.an assembly of persons : gathering.having a circular or winding course.to give substance or form to : embody.deserving imitation because of excellence.possessing or given to intuition or insight.the condition of being successful or thriving.one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker....

Geomorphology 2025-11-24

Geomorphology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates
  2. – Earth’s rigid outer shell (crust + upper mantle)
  3. TECTONICS – Theory explaining movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates
  4. – A supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener
  5. CORE – Layer of Earth composed mainly of molten iron and nickel
  6. ARC – Chain of volcanoes formed along subduction zones
  7. – Fragment of lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere
  8. – Shaking of Earth’s surface caused by release of energy
  9. CORE – Solid innermost layer of the Earth
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  1. – Crust that is thicker and less dense
  2. – Boundary where plates slide past each other
  3. – Soft, plastic-like layer on which tectonic plates move
  4. – Process where oceanic crust sinks into the mantle at trenches
  5. – Boundary where plates move apart

14 Clues: – Boundary where plates move apart– Crust that is thicker and less denseCORE – Solid innermost layer of the Earth– Boundary where plates slide past each other– A supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener– Earth’s rigid outer shell (crust + upper mantle)ARC – Chain of volcanoes formed along subduction zones...

# plate boundaries 2021-10-19

# plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary 2 plates come together
  2. When the earth shakes and breaks
  3. plate regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. boundary When it grows apart
  2. spreading when the sea floor spreads
  3. Boundary When 2 plates slide together

6 Clues: boundary When it grows apartboundary 2 plates come togetherWhen the earth shakes and breaksBoundary When 2 plates slide togetherspreading when the sea floor spreadsplate regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle

Tectonic Plates 2024-10-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary that comes together
  2. The thickest layer of the earth
Down
  1. Plate boundary that slides against each other
  2. Plate boundary that split apart
  3. The thinnest layer of earth
  4. Molten rock that turns into more of earth's crust

6 Clues: The thinnest layer of earthPlate boundary that split apartThe thickest layer of the earthPlate boundary that comes togetherPlate boundary that slides against each otherMolten rock that turns into more of earth's crust

vocab 2 2022-09-15

vocab 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  3. is A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. reversal a switch in the direction of Earth's magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  6. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  9. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  10. A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
  11. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  12. the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
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  1. drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  3. A break in the earth's crust
  4. The central part of the earth below the mantle
  5. tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  6. current a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  7. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  8. earth'soutermostlayer
  9. Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  10. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  11. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  12. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

24 Clues: earth'soutermostlayerA break in the earth's crustThe central part of the earth below the mantleThe soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focusThe layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other....

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost, rigid later of the Earth
  2. type of volcano also called a composite volcano, which is large and has steep slopes
  3. the layer between the crust and the core
  4. liquid layer of the Earth's core
  5. type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  6. simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  7. this is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific cean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  8. boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  9. when magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  10. mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  11. a long narrow depression in a surface
  12. molten rock in the Earth's crust
  13. the science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  14. volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  15. the study of the movement of Earth's crust
  16. continental transform fault that extends through California
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  1. vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  2. type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  3. a crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  4. boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. the movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  7. region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  8. process the happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  9. the theory that continents drift apart
  10. the edges where two plates meet
  11. a long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  12. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  13. boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  14. a break or crack in the Earth's surface
  15. soft later of the mantle

31 Clues: soft later of the mantleoutermost layer of the Earththe edges where two plates meetliquid layer of the Earth's coremolten rock in the Earth's crustoutermost, rigid later of the Eartha long narrow depression in a surfacethe theory that continents drift aparta break or crack in the Earth's surfacethe layer between the crust and the core...

Earths system 2023-04-05

Earths system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  2. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter less dense material rises, and colder, denser material to sink.
  3. the lower part of earths mantle, below the athstenosphere
  4. The study of earth
  5. water: water held underground in the soil in deep reservors
  6. Forms when molten rock crystalizes and solidifies. Appears glassy
  7. the intermost layer of earth, divided into 2 parts liquid outer and solid inner Made of iron and nickel.
  8. form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upwards.
  9. A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes
  10. when a sudden release of energy in the listhosphere creates siesmic waves.
  11. spot: when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate and not at a plate boundary . Hawaiian islands were formed this way.
  12. the supercontinent that existed that existed before the continents seperated
  13. the layer that lies between earths crust and core, the majority of earths mass is in this layer.
  14. compress or squeeze through solids or liquids. Travel faster than s waves.
  15. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
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  1. plates: large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on.
  2. forms under pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered
  3. cycle: When heat,pressure,cooling,melting,and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time.
  4. Forms under extreme heat and pressure. Appears twisted.
  5. floor spreading: occurs when divergent plates seperate. convection currents cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor.
  6. No longer in existence
  7. Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fluid part of matel.
  8. fuels: Petroleum,natural gas,coal.Made from remains of plants and animals
  9. A solid inorganic material found in nature
  10. The study of earthquakes and rekated phenomena.
  11. the solid outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle.
  12. the outer part of the earth. Includes the crust and upper mantel
  13. boundery: boundary where tectonic plates divide.
  14. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  15. Move side to side through only solids. Travel slower than p waves.

30 Clues: The study of earthNo longer in existenceA solid inorganic material found in natureGroup of animals that occupy a certain areaThe study of earthquakes and rekated phenomena.boundery: boundary where tectonic plates divide.boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide.A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes...

Earth systems crossword (Abigail Petrusek 2023-04-05

Earth systems crossword (Abigail Petrusek crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
  2. Spot:_ When magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic
  3. Floor Spreading: Occurs when divergent plates separate. Convection
  4. where one olate subducts
  5. ^ tool that measuros/ rocords details of earthquakes
  6. A solid Inorganie material found in nature
  7. Still In axistence, surviving spocies
  8. The layer that lies between Earth's crust and core. The majority of
  9. fvel. Patroleum, natural gas, coal, Made from remains of plants &
  10. Cycle, When haat, prossure, cooling, melling, and weathering cause
  11. waves.
  12. Move slde to slde through ONLY sollds. Travel slower than P waves.
  13. held underground In the soll in deep reservolrs
  14. mass is in this layer.
  15. Form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under
  16. The supercontinent that existed before continents separated
  17. The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantie
  18. cause less dense material to rise. Creates new ocean floor
  19. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates divide
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  1. Formos from pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered•selsmalogy, the study of oarthquakes and rolated phenomena
  2. the movement caused within a fluld when the hotter, less
  3. the outer part of the earth. Includes the crust & upper mantie
  4. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  5. material rises, and colder, denser material to sinks.
  6. When a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates
  7. Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fiuid part of mantie
  8. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  9. inner. Made of iron and nickel
  10. Plates: Large pleces of lithosphere that the ocean continents rest on
  11. The study of Earth
  12. Forms when mollen rock crystallizes and solidifies Appears glassy
  13. The innermost layer of earth. Divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and
  14. No longer In axisience
  15. to change from ona lype 1o another over time
  16. and magma underground ls pushed upward
  17. the lower part of earth's mantle, below the astnenosphere
  18. Compross or squeeze through solids & liquids Travel foster than S

37 Clues: waves.The study of EarthNo longer In axisiencemass is in this layer.where one olate subductsinner. Made of iron and nickelStill In axistence, surviving spociesand magma underground ls pushed upwardA solid Inorganie material found in natureGroup of animals that occupy a certain areato change from ona lype 1o another over time...

Final Science 2025 2025-05-29

Final Science 2025 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo
  2. At convergent boundaries, the process of one plate being forced beneath the other and melted is called
  3. first piece of evidence for continental drift where the coastlines of South America and Africa fit like a
  4. In order for any rock to turn into sediments, those rocks must undergo
  5. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologic
  6. the rock forming substances are naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and Crystal Shape
  7. at convergent boundaries where ocean floor collides wit a continent, this underwater feature is called a
  8. the collision of plates at this type of plate boundary creates mountains
  9. As you dig deeper into the Earth's surface, the lower rock layers are much
  10. the super active earthquake and volcano Zone that surrounds the pacific ocean is called the
  11. Oceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundary
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  1. in order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergo
  2. in order for any rock to become metamorphic, it must be exposed to millions of years of
  3. this terms means not living or did not come from a living thing
  4. As you go closer to the coastline on an oceanic plate, the age of the rocks becomes
  5. Circular flows of energy driven by heat in the Earth's mantle are known as
  6. Mohs scale from 1-10 that tells a minerals ability to scratch or be scratched
  7. the plate which is forced beneath the other plate at a convergent boundary is almost more ________ than the other plate
  8. this property is a bad way to identify minerals because it is the same or similar for many minerals
  9. The close you are to a mid ocean ridge on the ocean floor, the _________ the rocks
  10. test that shows the color of a minerals powder after you scrape the mineral on a surface
  11. Caused by an undersea Earthquake pushing tremendous volumes of water onto land
  12. this is a way the minerals reflect light, brilliant metallic or glassy
  13. the process of the ocean floor separating at divergent plate boundaries is known as

24 Clues: Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologicOceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundaryin order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergothis terms means not living or did not come from a living thingIn order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo...

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography 2023-01-24

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography crossword puzzle
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  1. The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth
  2. The direction that water always flows
  3. The movement of heat energy within the mantle
  4. Where two oceanic tectonic plates move apart from each other, forming an uplifted line of new crust on the ocean floor.
  5. When one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another moving overtop
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  7. An area where molten crust material rises to the Earth's surface to form a volcano, like Hawaii
  8. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces
  10. The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth
  11. Region of the Earth from the middle-mantle to the upper-mantle
  12. Evidence used to prove the theory of continental drift
  13. Divergent plate boundary on land where new crust collapses as plates move apart
  14. The semisolid layer of the Earth where convection currents drive plate tectonics
  15. When two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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  1. The placement of broken down rock material into a new location from its origin
  2. Dangerous events that occur due to sudden shifts in the Earth crust and tectonic plates
  3. Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary
  4. Theory that describes how the continents drift over the Earth's mantle
  5. Surface features of the earth created by the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
  7. Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle
  8. Ancient supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  9. The outermost layer of the Earth
  10. Theory developed by Alfred Wegener describing the changing surface land of the Earth
  11. when layers of rocks and sediment are deposited on top of each other, the older layers are deeper and the younger layers are nearer to the surface
  12. The movement of broken down of rock material
  13. Openings in the Earth's crust where magma makes its way to the surface
  14. Plate boundary where two plates slip and slide past each other

29 Clues: The outermost layer of the EarthThe direction that water always flowsThe solid iron-nickel center of the EarthThe movement of broken down of rock materialThe movement of heat energy within the mantleThe completely liquid iron layer of the EarthCrustal feature formed by a transform plate boundaryRegion of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle...

Earth Vocabulary 2024-11-19

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a massive, irregular shaped slab of rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  2. a long narrow island that stretches along a coastline
  3. the process by which rocks are broken down into sediments slowly over time
  4. the rocky outer part of the Earth and is made up of brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle
  5. rivers flow into oceans and sediments begin to pile up around the rivers mouth
  6. man who created the theory of continental drift(last name only)
  7. studied divergent plate boundaries at the mid ocean ridge (last name only)
  8. older of the two crusts, located under landforms
  9. a rock that id deep in Earth's crust created by both heat and pressure
  10. particles stop moving and settle where erosion agents have carried them
  11. younger of the two crusts
  12. layers of rock
  13. located below the lithosphere, where molten rock flows slowly
  14. when plates move away from one another, created trenches
  15. seafloor mountain system
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  1. the study of rock layers
  2. weathering where rocks break down through chemical processes that change the rocks chemical composition
  3. when plates slide under one another, creates mountain ranges
  4. is a region's typical weather conditions over a long period of time
  5. moves sediments to other locations
  6. insertion of molten rock that cooled
  7. where magma from Earth's mantle wells up in the mid ocean ridge, pushing the ocean floor apart
  8. fossils that can identify the age of rock layers
  9. a crack where sections move up
  10. center of Earth
  11. is the surface features of a region
  12. is something that causes something else
  13. weathering break down of rock into smaller pieces called sediments through a physical process
  14. supercontinent
  15. thick layer of molten rock between the core and the crust
  16. a process by which hot material rises and cooler material sinks creating circular movement
  17. a rock that is formed from lava or magma that has cooled and solidifies
  18. a rock that is formed when sediments are forced together after they break down
  19. wind can blow sand grains to form these, found along beaches and deserts

34 Clues: supercontinentlayers of rockcenter of Earththe study of rock layersseafloor mountain systemyounger of the two crustsa crack where sections move upmoves sediments to other locationsis the surface features of a regioninsertion of molten rock that cooledis something that causes something elsefossils that can identify the age of rock layers...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A place where one plate goes under another
  2. A area or crack between two plates
  3. A long span of mountains in the ocean
  4. A Sudden or violent shaking of the ground
  5. A big area of land that moves
  6. A boundary where two plates slide against each other
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  1. A process that moves plates using heat from the core
  2. A boundary where two plates collide
  3. A boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. Lava that has come up from the surface

10 Clues: A big area of land that movesA area or crack between two platesA boundary where two plates collideA long span of mountains in the oceanLava that has come up from the surfaceA Sudden or violent shaking of the groundA place where one plate goes under anotherA process that moves plates using heat from the core...

Tectonic Plates and The 3 Main Types of Boundaries 2022-04-08

Tectonic Plates and The 3 Main Types of Boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. where two tectonic plates move away from each other in opposite directions
  2. when one convergent plate is more dense than the other
  3. when two tectonic plates slide past each other, creating pressure and earthquakes
  4. creates new plates with magma under water
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  1. creates new plates with magma on land
  2. causes sea-floor spreading from a divergent boundary
  3. molten rock
  4. where two tectonic plates come together
  5. caused when a plate suddenly lurches forward
  6. created by convergent boundaries that push the land upward

10 Clues: molten rockcreates new plates with magma on landwhere two tectonic plates come togethercreates new plates with magma under watercaused when a plate suddenly lurches forwardcauses sea-floor spreading from a divergent boundarywhen one convergent plate is more dense than the othercreated by convergent boundaries that push the land upward...

Il qieghan 2016-05-09

Il qieghan crossword puzzle
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  1. x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu?
  2. X jissejjah meta l-qieghan jghaddu minn fuq xulxien?
  3. Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula?
  4. Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa?
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  1. x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra?
  2. X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan?
  3. Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu?
  4. x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar?
  5. X jissejjah l-kontinent meta l-pajjizi kienu maqghudin flimkien?
  6. Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha?

10 Clues: Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha?X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan?x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu?x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar?x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra?Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula?Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu?Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa?...

In-class assignment #2 2016-03-03

In-class assignment #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. a mountain range in South Asia that was formed through two continental crusts pushing against each other.
  2. hot spot where large number of volcanic eruption and earthquakes occur.
  3. the plate boundary that forms an ocean.
  4. pressure 3.6 million times that at the Earth's surface.
  5. fastest of the three earthquake waves.
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  1. proposed the continental drift hypothesis.
  2. means "all land"
  3. an island country that has it's land made up of basalt.
  4. 40 miles thick.
  5. a US state that has more than 50 active volcanoes.

10 Clues: 40 miles thick.means "all land"fastest of the three earthquake waves.the plate boundary that forms an ocean.proposed the continental drift hypothesis.a US state that has more than 50 active volcanoes.an island country that has it's land made up of basalt.pressure 3.6 million times that at the Earth's surface....

Tectonic Plates Lab 2021-10-10

Tectonic Plates Lab crossword puzzle
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  1. Hot magma under wtaer in the oean moving in the mantle
  2. Process when one plate moves under another as a result of tectonic forces.
  3. Plates that move away from each other.
  4. large pieces of the lithosphere
  5. The hot plastic portion of the mantle.
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  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. Created by convegent boundaries
  3. Plates that move towards each other.
  4. Occurs at a divergent boundary
  5. The portion of the earth that makes up the crust and the upper mantle.

10 Clues: Occurs at a divergent boundaryCreated by convegent boundarieslarge pieces of the lithospherePlates that move towards each other.When two plates slide past each otherPlates that move away from each other.The hot plastic portion of the mantle.Hot magma under wtaer in the oean moving in the mantle...

Q1 Review Crossword 2022-05-10

Q1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the number of physical layers that the Earth has.
  2. Mountains are found at this type of boundary.
  3. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  4. This part of the core is a solid metal.
  5. Earthquakes occur at these boundary types.
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  1. These types of currents cause the continents to drift.
  2. Synonymous with tectonic plates.
  3. Which layer of the earth is said to be "plastic"?
  4. this part of the core is a hot liquid.
  5. Plates move apart at these boundary types.

10 Clues: Synonymous with tectonic plates.this part of the core is a hot liquid.This part of the core is a solid metal.Plates move apart at these boundary types.Earthquakes occur at these boundary types.Mountains are found at this type of boundary.Which layer of the earth is said to be "plastic"?These types of currents cause the continents to drift....

Andres Caldera 2022-04-28

Andres Caldera crossword puzzle
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  1. forms from extreme heat & pressure
  2. forms from cooling
  3. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  4. the theory of plates moving away from each other over time
  5. two plates moving away from each other
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  1. sideways or downward movement of a plate beneath another plate
  2. small little grains of rocks
  3. rock built from sediment
  4. the event of plates moving away from each other
  5. plates that move towards each other, one traveling underneath the other

10 Clues: forms from coolingrock built from sedimentsmall little grains of rocksforms from extreme heat & pressuretwo plates moving away from each otherthe event of plates moving away from each otherthe theory of plates moving away from each other over timesideways or downward movement of a plate beneath another plate...

Stephany Espitia 2022-04-29

Stephany Espitia crossword puzzle
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  1. when two plates move away from each other
  2. Made up because of weathering and erosion
  3. When plates changes appearance or structure
  4. Rocks that form because of the process of pressure and cementation.
  5. the movement of a boundary plate moving sideways or downwards to the mantle
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  1. when plate boundaries move upwards or downwards
  2. continent’s moving across the earth
  3. Rocks that form because of the process of melting and cooling
  4. Rocks that form because of heat and pressure
  5. landform broken up into small and big pieces

10 Clues: continent’s moving across the earthwhen two plates move away from each otherMade up because of weathering and erosionWhen plates changes appearance or structureRocks that form because of heat and pressurelandform broken up into small and big pieceswhen plate boundaries move upwards or downwards...

Pgakabuo ng Pilipinas 2017-10-12

Pgakabuo ng Pilipinas crossword puzzle
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  1. pasalubong na banggan ng bloke ng lupa
  2. pagbabagong anyo ng kapuluan/cause ay sanhi ng banggan nito
  3. bitak or crack ng lupa
  4. pahating pahiwalay o paglayo ng bloke ng lupa
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  1. lupang natuyo na nagdugtong sa mga pulo ng Palawan, Borneo, Sulu, Hilagang Luzon at Taiwan
  2. nabuong kanal sa pagbanggan ng mga plate
  3. instrumento sa pagsukat ng lindol
  4. malakontinenteng bloke ng bato kung saan nakapatong ang lupa
  5. pag usad o paglakad ng paghihiwalay ng bloke ng lupa
  6. pag galaw ng mga bitak ng lupa

10 Clues: bitak or crack ng lupapag galaw ng mga bitak ng lupainstrumento sa pagsukat ng lindolpasalubong na banggan ng bloke ng lupanabuong kanal sa pagbanggan ng mga platepahating pahiwalay o paglayo ng bloke ng lupapag usad o paglakad ng paghihiwalay ng bloke ng lupapagbabagong anyo ng kapuluan/cause ay sanhi ng banggan nito...

tectonic hazards revision crossword 2019-11-06

tectonic hazards revision crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. area on Earth where two or more lithosphere plates collide.
  2. a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  3. the boundary of plates.
  4. it low silica content, resulting in rapid lava flows.
  5. where two plates are moving away from each other.
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  1. large plate the move with a convection currents.
  2. the second layer of the earth.
  3. when continents shift position on Earth's surface.
  4. the thing that comes out of the volcano.
  5. a mountain the has lava come out of it.

10 Clues: the boundary of plates.the second layer of the earth.a mountain the has lava come out of it.the thing that comes out of the volcano.large plate the move with a convection currents.where two plates are moving away from each other.when continents shift position on Earth's surface.it low silica content, resulting in rapid lava flows....

r17 2023-06-21

r17 crossword puzzle
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  1. Synonyms - Expression, phrase, saying | Antonyms - Literal, straightforward, plain speech
  2. Synonyms - Acceptance, patience, endurance | Antonyms - Intolerance, impatience, bigotry
  3. Synonyms - Reveal, divulge, expose | Antonyms - Conceal, hide, withhold
  4. Synonyms - Free, liberate, unleash | Antonyms - Restrain, confine, imprison
  5. Synonyms - Dispute, disagreement, contention | Antonyms - Agreement, consensus, harmony
  6. Synonyms - Fall, drop, plunge | Antonyms - Rise, ascend, increase
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  1. Synonyms - Accommodate, assist, help | Antonyms - Refuse, deny, reject
  2. Synonyms - Insatiable, ravenous, greedy | Antonyms - Satisfied, content, moderate
  3. Synonyms - Equivalent, analogous, similar | Antonyms - Convergent, intersecting, divergent
  4. Synonyms - Peak, pinnacle, apex | Antonyms - Base, bottom, valley

10 Clues: Synonyms - Peak, pinnacle, apex | Antonyms - Base, bottom, valleySynonyms - Fall, drop, plunge | Antonyms - Rise, ascend, increaseSynonyms - Accommodate, assist, help | Antonyms - Refuse, deny, rejectSynonyms - Reveal, divulge, expose | Antonyms - Conceal, hide, withholdSynonyms - Free, liberate, unleash | Antonyms - Restrain, confine, imprison...

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes 2023-11-02

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. two plates separate and magma rises
  2. volcanoes that are made of layers of tephra and hardened lava
  3. volcanoes that have steep sides
  4. extremally hot liquid formed from melted igneous rock
  5. volcanoes that have quiet eruptions and gently sloping sides
  6. rocks and lave that are ejected by volcanoes
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  1. two plates crash into one another, form mountains
  2. opening in the Earth in which magma can escape
  3. plates slide past one another and can cause earthquakes
  4. mouth of the volcano that surrounds the vent

10 Clues: volcanoes that have steep sidestwo plates separate and magma risesmouth of the volcano that surrounds the ventrocks and lave that are ejected by volcanoesopening in the Earth in which magma can escapetwo plates crash into one another, form mountainsextremally hot liquid formed from melted igneous rock...

Plate tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large slabs of rock they creates land forms
  2. when two plates move towards each other
  3. Solid outer part of Earth
  4. An extremely hot molten rock that’s under the earth’s surface
  5. when two tectonic plates meet under water
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  1. An opening on earths crust that shoots out lava
  2. A path around the Pacific Ocean that has the most volcanic eruptions
  3. When two tectonic plate move from each other
  4. A sudden shake in the earths crust
  5. A super continent that was formed 300 million years ago

10 Clues: Solid outer part of EarthA sudden shake in the earths crustwhen two plates move towards each otherwhen two tectonic plates meet under waterlarge slabs of rock they creates land formsWhen two tectonic plate move from each otherAn opening on earths crust that shoots out lavaA super continent that was formed 300 million years ago...

Plate tectonics 2023-12-10

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when tectonic plates collide and push one plate beneath the other
  2. when plates collide or comes together
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  4. the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  5. An opening in the earth’s crust
  6. Movement in the earth’s crust
  7. when plates separate
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  1. when tectonic plates move apart in between faults
  2. when plates slide past each other
  3. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere

10 Clues: when plates separateMovement in the earth’s crustAn opening in the earth’s crustwhen plates slide past each otherwhen plates collide or comes togetherwhen tectonic plates move apart in between faultsthe part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloorthe upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere...

plate tectonics by bri 2023-09-08

plate tectonics by bri crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of earth in between the crust and the core
  2. is like the hard shell of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle
  3. the thin and solid outermost layer of earth
  4. the melted part of the mantle
  5. when two plates collide
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  1. a supercontinent containing all earths continents
  2. when plates pull apart
  3. when two plates past each other
  4. the central part of earth,made of 2 parts
  5. when a denser plate sinks below a less denser

10 Clues: when plates pull apartwhen two plates collidethe melted part of the mantlewhen two plates past each otherthe central part of earth,made of 2 partsthe thin and solid outermost layer of earthwhen a denser plate sinks below a less densera supercontinent containing all earths continentsthe layer of earth in between the crust and the core...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-27

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates collide and one goes under the other.
  2. When two plates slide past each other.
  3. When these move they cause earthquakes, build mountains, and create rifts.
  4. When two plates come together.
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  1. When two plates move away from each other.
  2. This is formed when two tectonic plates divide from each other.
  3. The outside layer of Earth.
  4. This person was mocked for his theory of Pangea.
  5. The center of the planet.
  6. The name for land before it divided.

10 Clues: The center of the planet.The outside layer of Earth.When two plates come together.The name for land before it divided.When two plates slide past each other.When two plates move away from each other.This person was mocked for his theory of Pangea.When two plates collide and one goes under the other....

Earthquake 2023-10-17

Earthquake crossword puzzle
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  1. A measure of earthquake magnitude.
  2. A seismograph records these during an earthquake.
  3. Line The epicenter of an earthquake is usually located near one of these.
  4. Plates Plates that make up the Earth's outer shell.
  5. A seismic sea wave, often triggered by an earthquake.
  6. The shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface.
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  1. A natural fault that occurs due to tectonic movement.
  2. Plates Plates that move away from each other.
  3. A sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.
  4. Fault A fault where the rock has moved horizontally.
  5. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.

11 Clues: A measure of earthquake magnitude.Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.Plates Plates that move away from each other.A sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.The shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface.A seismograph records these during an earthquake.Plates Plates that make up the Earth's outer shell....

Plate motion, crossword 2024-10-16

Plate motion, crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates move together and create a xxxxxx?
  2. the place where two ——— meet
  3. plates that move away from each other
  4. the name of all continents long ago
  5. a large section of hard rock that makes up the earths outer layer
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  1. the things that are located on mid ocean ridges
  2. when two plates move apart in the ocean what does it create?
  3. earth outer layer is made of ——— - ——
  4. the earths outer layer
  5. plates that move toward each other

10 Clues: the earths outer layerthe place where two ——— meetplates that move toward each otherthe name of all continents long agoearth outer layer is made of ——— - ——plates that move away from each otherthe things that are located on mid ocean ridgesWhen two plates move together and create a xxxxxx?...

Earth Science Crossword 2024-10-22

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Center of planet Earth
  2. underwater mountain ranges that form at the boundary of two tectonic plates
  3. A large, slow moving rock that makes up earths outer crust
  4. when to plates move towards each other and collide
  5. A sudden violent shaking of the ground
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  1. when to plates are separating
  2. The layer of gases around Earth
  3. All plants, animals, and people, both living and non-living, on Earth
  4. When a big mountain where lava erupts out of it
  5. The outermost layer of the earth

10 Clues: Center of planet Earthwhen to plates are separatingThe layer of gases around EarthThe outermost layer of the earthA sudden violent shaking of the groundWhen a big mountain where lava erupts out of itwhen to plates move towards each other and collideA large, slow moving rock that makes up earths outer crust...

Earth and Space 2024-12-17

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Streak of light produced when a meteorite burns up in the
  2. Located between Mars and Jupiter
  3. When the lithosphere is broken into many pieces
  4. Largest planet in the solar system
  5. Known as the red planet
  6. A _____ boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other
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  1. Asteroid belt located past Neptune
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  3. Third planet from the sun
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide or crash into each other

10 Clues: Known as the red planetThird planet from the sunLocated between Mars and JupiterAsteroid belt located past NeptuneLargest planet in the solar systemWhen the lithosphere is broken into many piecesStreak of light produced when a meteorite burns up in theBoundary where two tectonic plates collide or crash into each other...

Plate Tectonics 2025-01-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of Earth
  2. middle layer of Earth
  3. a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces move away from each other
  4. a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces move towards each other
  5. outermost layer of a rocky planet or moon
  6. rocky part of Earth made of crust and upper mantle
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  1. the movement of continents over time
  2. the process where new ocean forms as tectonic plates move apart
  3. large piece of Earth's crust
  4. a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces slide past each other

10 Clues: middle layer of Earthinnermost layer of Earthlarge piece of Earth's crustthe movement of continents over timeoutermost layer of a rocky planet or moonrocky part of Earth made of crust and upper mantlethe process where new ocean forms as tectonic plates move aparta tectonic plate boundary where two pieces slide past each other...

Unit 1 crossword 2025-11-05

Unit 1 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The man who came with the theory continental drift
  2. The transfer of heat by the circular movement of fluid (gas of liquid)
  3. The man who thought of sea floor spreading
  4. A boundary that separates from each other
  5. The layer of the earth we live on
  6. The ocean floor separates and has a process called sea floor spreading
Down
  1. A boundary that collides with two pates
  2. The thickest Layer
  3. A boundary that two plates slide by each other
  4. The hottest layer

10 Clues: The hottest layerThe thickest LayerThe layer of the earth we live onA boundary that collides with two patesA boundary that separates from each otherThe man who thought of sea floor spreadingA boundary that two plates slide by each otherThe man who came with the theory continental drift...

Tectonic Plates 2022-03-22

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of boundary form mountains and volcanoes
  2. this type of boundary creates earthquakes
  3. the largest tectonic plate
  4. there are _____ major plates
Down
  1. this type of boundary causes mid-ocean ridges
  2. a very cold plate where penguins live

6 Clues: the largest tectonic platethere are _____ major platesa very cold plate where penguins livethis type of boundary creates earthquakesthis type of boundary causes mid-ocean ridgesthis type of boundary form mountains and volcanoes

plate motion 2021-09-08

plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago
  2. a long narrow and deep indentation in the ocean floor
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. evidence of past life
  5. moving toward each other
  6. hot liquid rock inside the earth's crust
Down
  1. a large solid piece of rock that floats on the mantle
  2. a diagram that shows the inside of an object
  3. a layer of soft rock under the surface of a planet
  4. moving away from each other
  5. a major land mass
  6. a natural spring that shoots hot water into the air
  7. hot liquid rock outside of earths surface

13 Clues: a major land massevidence of past lifemoving toward each othermoving away from each otherhot liquid rock inside the earth's crusthot liquid rock outside of earths surfacea diagram that shows the inside of an objecta layer of soft rock under the surface of a planetan extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  2. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  3. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  4. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  5. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
Down
  1. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  2. A type of Convergent Boundary
  3. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  4. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  5. The height of a geographic feature
  6. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum

13 Clues: A type of Convergent BoundaryMakes Fault lines and EarthquakesThe height of a geographic featurePlate tectonics collide. Makes mountainsA map made out of lines to show elevationsComponent of the Universe made out of starsStars with high luminosity and low temperaturePlate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  2. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  3. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  4. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  5. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
Down
  1. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  2. A type of Convergent Boundary
  3. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  4. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  5. The height of a geographic feature
  6. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum

13 Clues: A type of Convergent BoundaryMakes Fault lines and EarthquakesThe height of a geographic featurePlate tectonics collide. Makes mountainsA map made out of lines to show elevationsComponent of the Universe made out of starsStars with high luminosity and low temperaturePlate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of Convergent Boundary
  2. The height of a geographic feature
  3. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  4. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  5. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  8. Component of the Universe made out of stars
Down
  1. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum
  2. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  3. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  4. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  5. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar

13 Clues: A type of Convergent BoundaryMakes Fault lines and EarthquakesThe height of a geographic featurePlate tectonics collide. Makes mountainsA map made out of lines to show elevationsComponent of the Universe made out of starsStars with high luminosity and low temperaturePlate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  2. The height of a geographic feature
  3. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  4. A type of Convergent Boundary
  5. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
Down
  1. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum
  2. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
  3. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  4. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  5. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  6. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains

13 Clues: A type of Convergent BoundaryMakes Fault lines and EarthquakesThe height of a geographic featurePlate tectonics collide. Makes mountainsA map made out of lines to show elevationsComponent of the Universe made out of starsStars with high luminosity and low temperaturePlate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge...

Tectonic Plates 2014-10-16

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates move sideways against each other
  2. Regions where plates meet
  3. Continents slowly drift over the ocean floor until they reach there current positions
  4. Crust gets bent and pulled under or beneath the lighter thicker crust
  5. Huge ocean wave caused by a sudden shift of ocean floor
Down
  1. Plates move over the softer asthenosphere of the mantle
  2. Huge mountain range under the water
  3. Sea floor speeding away from each other
  4. Deepest region of the ocean
  5. Occurs when plates suddenly jerk apart
  6. Two plates collide
  7. Heat rises from the core into the mantle
  8. floor spreading Formation of new crust due to uprising of underlaying magma

13 Clues: Two plates collideRegions where plates meetDeepest region of the oceanHuge mountain range under the waterOccurs when plates suddenly jerk apartSea floor speeding away from each otherHeat rises from the core into the mantleTwo plates move sideways against each otherPlates move over the softer asthenosphere of the mantle...

Plate motion science project 2024-10-15

Plate motion science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden shaking of earths surface
  2. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earth outer layer
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earths plates
  4. the study of plate movement
  5. made when two plates move apart
  6. means moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. earths outer layer
  2. earths, outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation in water
  3. means moving toward the same place
  4. to examine and detail for a purpose
  5. made when two plates move together
  6. a dagger that shows with the inside of something looks like
  7. the place where two plates meet

13 Clues: earths outer layerthe study of plate movementthe place where two plates meetmade when two plates move apartmeans moving toward the same placea sudden shaking of earths surfacemade when two plates move togetherto examine and detail for a purposemeans moving apart in different directionsthe layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earths plates...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths outermost layer.
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. earths, outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water
  4. layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates.
  5. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer.
  6. the movement of plates
  7. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  8. formed when two plates move together
  9. to examine and detail for a purpose.
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. sudden shaking of the Earths surface.
  3. where two plates meet
  4. moving toward the same place

13 Clues: where two plates meetthe movement of platesearths outermost layer.moving toward the same placemoving apart in different directionsformed when two plates move togetherto examine and detail for a purpose.sudden shaking of the Earths surface.layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates....

Ch. 27 Vocabulary Review 2022-03-09

Ch. 27 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the source of variation on which asexual organisms depend; an accidental change to an organism’s DNA, potentially resulting in new traits
  2. structures that are no longer functional, but once were (like the appendix)
  3. the pattern of natural selection that favors an extreme phenotype and is indicated by a shifting bell curve
  4. the form of geologic dating that compares strata to those above and below
  5. the slow movement of land masses over time
  6. movement of alleles among populations due to migration
  7. the mechanism by which traits are passed into successive generations
  8. the process by which species become better suited to the environment
  9. the hypothesis that states evolution happens at an irregular rate
  10. change in frequency of alleles due to chance; effects small populations more than large ones
  11. structures that indicate common environment (but not common ancestry); indicative of convergent evolution
  12. the process that produces symbiotic relationships between unrelated organisms
  13. What determines whether a mutation is favorable, unfavorable, or neutral?
Down
  1. the pattern of natural selection that shows speciation is occurring and is indicated by a bell curve with two peaks
  2. the pattern of natural selection that favors average and is indicated by a narrowing bell curve
  3. pairing up of organisms due to genotype or phenotype
  4. evolution of a variety of species from one to take advantage of differences in the environment
  5. structures that indicate common ancestry (but differing environment); indicative of divergent evolution
  6. the number of mass extinctions indicated by the fossil record
  7. evolution along similar lines due to similarity of environment (marsupials and placentals)
  8. genetic drift due to a near-extinction event
  9. evolution of unrelated structures due to similarity of environment (fins of shark, flippers of penquin)
  10. the scientist who believed that acquired traits could be passed on to offspring
  11. the form of absolute dating that compares ratios of unstable isotopes to stable isotopes
  12. the mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain evolution
  13. The island where Darwin began to formulate his theory of natural selection

26 Clues: the slow movement of land masses over timegenetic drift due to a near-extinction eventpairing up of organisms due to genotype or phenotypethe mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain evolutionmovement of alleles among populations due to migrationthe number of mass extinctions indicated by the fossil record...

Earth's systems 2023-04-05

Earth's systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solid inorganic material found in nature
  2. The study of earthquakes and related phenomena.
  3. the lower part of Earth's mantle, below the asthenosphere
  4. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter less dense material rises, and colder, denser material to sink.
  5. Move side to side through only solids. Travel slower than p waves.
  6. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  7. Form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward
  8. the outer part of the earth. includes the crust and upper mantle
  9. plates: Large pieces of lithosphere that the oceans and continents rested on
  10. water: water held underground in the soil in deep reservors
  11. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates divide.
  12. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  13. below the lithosphere. hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
  14. compress or squeeze through solids or liquids. Travel faster than s waves.
  15. No longer in existence
  16. forms under pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered
Down
  1. the innermost layer of Earth. divided into two parts, liquid and outer and solid inner. made of iron and nickel
  2. Forms under extreme heat and pressure. Appears twisted.
  3. Forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. Appears glassy
  4. The supercontinent that existed before continents spreaded
  5. the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle
  6. the layer that lies between earth's crust and core. The majority of Earth's mass is in the layer
  7. fuels: Petroleum,natural gas,coal.Made from remains of plants and animals
  8. Floor Spreading: Occurs when divergent plates separate. Convection current cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor
  9. The study of earth
  10. spot: when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not at a plate boundary. Hawaiian islands were formed this way
  11. When a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  12. cycle: When heat,pressure,cooling,melting,and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time.
  13. A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes
  14. boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other

30 Clues: The study of earthNo longer in existenceA solid inorganic material found in natureGroup of animals that occupy a certain areaThe study of earthquakes and related phenomena.boundary: boundary where tectonic plates divide.boundary: boundary where tectonic plates collide.A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes...

Earth's Life 2020-11-27

Earth's Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process where one plate sinks beneath the other
  2. a deeper depression in the ground
  3. type of boundary that move towards each other
  4. fastest type of seismic waves
  5. aside from earthquake,divergent boundary will produce
  6. FORMED WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDE
  7. the shockwaves of released energy that shakes the Earth
  8. type of boundary that slide past each other
  9. boundary between two or more plates
  10. proponent of The Continental Drift Theory
  11. the outer part of the Earth
  12. only p-waves can travel along the,
  13. occurs in all types of boundaries
  14. a supercontinent that broke apart and the continents drifted to their present positions.
  15. continental-oceanic convergence forms,
  16. used to determine the distance of the epicenter from each station
Down
  1. layer of the Earth that consists of crust and upper mantle
  2. seismic wave that travels through the Earth rather than across its surface.
  3. type of boundary that moves away from each other
  4. crust under continents and other land masses
  5. type of convergence where continental and oceanic plates collide
  6. underwater mountain range that is formed by plate tectonics
  7. is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  8. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  9. states that the Eartgh's surface or the lithosphere is divided into plates that constantly move
  10. middle layer of the Earth
  11. landmass existed 200 million years ago
  12. composed of land,water and air
  13. slowest kind of seismic waves
  14. part of the upper mantle that is made up of solid rocks that are able to flow.
  15. crust that is under the world's oceans
  16. the inside layer of the Earth
  17. a chain of volcanoes that is formed parallel to a trench
  18. type of seismic wave that arrives second
  19. type of convergence where two thick continental plates collide
  20. type of convergence where convergent boundary occurs between two oceanic plates
  21. a geological process that forms new areas of oceanic crust
  22. the movement of the plates
  23. Greek word for "earthqake"
  24. surface seismic waves that has "shearing nature"

40 Clues: middle layer of the Earththe movement of the platesGreek word for "earthqake"the outer part of the Earthfastest type of seismic wavesslowest kind of seismic wavesthe inside layer of the Earthcomposed of land,water and aira deeper depression in the groundoccurs in all types of boundariesonly p-waves can travel along the,...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
Down
  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantleThe edges where two plates meetMolten rock in the Earth's crustThe outermost layer of the EarthThe liquid layer of the Earth's coreA long narrow depression in a surfaceThe theory that continents drift apartA break or crack in the Earth's surfaceThe outermost, rigid layer of the Earth...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
Down
  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the mantle
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantleThe edges where two plates meetMolten rock in the Earth's crustThe outermost layer of the EarthThe liquid layer of the Earth's coreA long narrow depression in a surfaceThe theory that continents drift apartA break or crack in the Earth's surfacethe layer between the crust and the core...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-09-22

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) Forms when magma rises to the earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
  2. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault line
  3. A way of energy that travels through the Earth and earthquakes in all directions
  4. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  5. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  6. The process by which one lithosphere plate moves beneath another plate as a result of technic forces
  7. The boundary between technic plates are colliding
  8. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transforms by the movement taking place between the plates
  9. The point in the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake starting point, or focus
  10. The center part of Earth below the mantle
  11. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
Down
  1. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  2. The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding against each other horizontally
  4. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  5. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically
  7. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. The boundary between two technoic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

22 Clues: The center part of Earth below the mantleThe boundary between technic plates are collidingThe layer of rock between the Earth's crust and coreThe thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantleThe soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates moveAny movement of matter that results from differences in density...

science 2025-08-24

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
  2. — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth.
  3. Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens.
  4. Earthquake — Quakes that occur near the surface—usually more destructive.
  5. — Shear waves; slower and only move through solids.
  6. — Elevated landforms, often formed by tectonic forces.
  7. Discontinuity — Boundary between mantle and outer core; S-waves disappear and P-waves slow down. 
  8. — Sudden ground shaking due to movement along faults.
  9. — Technique using multiple seismic stations to locate an quake’s epicenter.
  10. Wall — Rock block located above a sloping fault plane.
  11. — The process of mountain formation through tectonics.
  12. of Fire — Highly active seismic and volcanic zone around the Pacific rim.
  13. Boundary — Where tectonic plates move apart (often forming ridges).
  14. — Rock block located below a sloping fault plane.
  15. Boundary — Where plates collide or one is forced beneath another.
  16. (Hypocenter) — Subsurface point where an earthquake begins.
  17. — Supercontinent that existed ~335–175 million years ago.
  18. Discontinuity (Moho) — Boundary between crust and mantle, marked by a jump in seismic wave speed. 
Down
  1. Drift — Early theory that continents move over time.
  2. — Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea.
  3. — Fast, compressional waves; move through solids and liquids.
  4. Plates — Massive, rigid slabs of Earth’s lithosphere.
  5. Waves — Energy waves from earthquakes used to explore Earth’s interior.
  6. — Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs.
  7. Waves — Slower, often more damaging waves that travel along Earth’s surface.
  8. Core — Liquid metal layer around the inner core; generates Earth’s magnetic field.
  9. – Portion of a tectonic plate that is being subducted into the mantle.
  10. — Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust.
  11. Discontinuity — Seismic speed jump around 220 km depth in the upper mantle.
  12. Ridge — Undersea mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries.
  13. Waves — Seismic waves (P and S) that travel through Earth’s interior.
  14. Spreading — Formation of new ocean crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  15. Boundary — Where plates slide sideways past each other.
  16. Core — Solid, dense center of Earth.

34 Clues: — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth.Core — Solid, dense center of Earth.— Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea.— Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust.— Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs.— Rock block located below a sloping fault plane.Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens....

Chapter 5 2013-05-29

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics/Is the theory that earth is divided into tectonic plates
  2. thin layer above the mantle
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. Plates/Pieces of Lithosphere that move on top of the Asthenosphere
  5. a plastic layer of the mantle
  6. layer under the mantle
  7. the strong lower part of the mantle
  8. stress that occurs when something is pulled or stretched
Down
  1. Boundary/When two plates slide past each other
  2. Floor Spreading/Is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed by magma
  3. Boundary/When two plates collide
  4. Boundary/When two plates separate
  5. outermost, rigid layer of earth

13 Clues: layer under the mantlethin layer above the mantlea plastic layer of the mantleoutermost, rigid layer of earthBoundary/When two plates collideBoundary/When two plates separatethe strong lower part of the mantlelayer between the crust and the coreBoundary/When two plates slide past each otherstress that occurs when something is pulled or stretched...